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“On moving forward with an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden with a House vote.”
Kevin McCarthy House Speaker. Claim dated 12 Sep 2023.
PolitiFact rated thisFull Flop

What PolitiFact found

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sept. 1 that there would be a House vote before proceeding with an impeachment inquiry. McCarthy said Sept. 12 that he was proceeding with an impeachment inquiry. He did not hold a vote.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Kevin McCarthy (House Speaker) made this claim around 12 September 2023. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 September 2023, 1 day later. Its rating was “Full Flop”.

Kevin McCarthy has 34 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 20 of them false or fake, 9 misleading or mixed and 1 true.

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